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Ranipur

रानीपुर
Ekangarsarai mandal
Pincode 801301
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Ranipur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Ranipur

  • Kamaldah Jain temple · 1.1 km
  • Paschim Darwaza Mandir · 1.6 km
  • Mahadev Asthan Mandir · 1.7 km

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Ranipur is a village in Ekangarsarai mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar with 604 residents in 131 households. The literacy rate is 35.8%. It is located at coordinates 25.587°N, 85.207°E.

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LGD code
244863
Pincode
801301
Post office
Ekangersarai
Population
604
Households
131
Literacy rate
35.8%
Sex ratio
1041 ♀/1000♂
Workers
311
Distance to district centre
88 km
Distance to mandal centre
83 km
Distance to Patna
7 km
Distance to Kolkata
464 km
Nearest railway station
Gulzarbagh Railway Station · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pramila Nursing Home, Patna · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ranipur compares

By population, Ranipur ranks #76 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
35.8%
−21.4% vs mandal average
Ranipur
35.8%
Ekangarsarai mandal
57.2%
Nalanda district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+125 vs mandal average
Ranipur
1,041
Ekangarsarai mandal
916
Household size
people per home
4.6
−1.5 vs mandal average
Ranipur
4.6
Ekangarsarai mandal
6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ranipur at a glance

Ranipur is a village of 604 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 76th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 36%, 21 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Nalanda district centre, 15 km from Biddupur, the nearest town, 1 km from Gulzarbagh Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244863. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pramila Nursing Home, Patna, 1 km away. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranipur · this village60436%
Ranipur · Kahalgaon1,72355%0 km N
Ranipur · Dariapur94659%0 km N
Ranipur · Bijaipur56664%0 km N
Ranipur · Katiya0 km N
Ranipur · Darbhanga3,81654%0 km N
Ranipur · Islampur5,06065%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranipur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BIHARSHARIF
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gayaspur
Total area (ha)
101
Irrigated area (ha)
75.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ranipur

LGD code
244863
Pincode
801301
Post office
Ekangersarai
Population (Census 2011)
604
Population (projected 2026)
712
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1041
Literacy rate
35.8%
Coordinates
25.58738°N, 85.20680°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhwara
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Mehta
Block / Mandal
Ekangarsarai
Getting there

How to reach Ranipur

Mandal centre
Ekangarsarai · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 51 min by car · 3 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nalanda · ≈ 88 km
≈ 3 h 2 min by car · 3 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,934 people
Biddupur · ≈ 15 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna7 kmcapital
  • Kolkata464 km
  • Delhi860 km
  • Hyderabad1146 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGulzarbagh Railway Station1 km
  • Bus stopNalanda Medical College Bus Stop4 km
  • Hospital / PHCPramila Nursing Home, Patna1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India1 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
  • CollegeCollege of Commerce, Arts and Science5 km
  • Police stationagam kuaa thana4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ranipur

6 Temples, 1 Mosque, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Ranipur

10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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